You can search for lab resources such as physical machines and
virtual images using predefined search criteria.
The
Lab Management icon menu provides three
ways to search for lab resources:
- Click All Lab Resources. A list of all lab resources
opens. You can click any lab resource to see detailed information about it.
- Click Find Lab Resource, and type dates of availability
to display all lab resources that are available for those dates. You can click
any lab resource to see detailed information about it.
- Click Advanced Search to perform a detailed search
on specific lab resource data.
In Advanced Search, you can use text strings and operators to
search for lab resources. For example, if you are searching for a lab resource
with greater than or equal to 1024 MB of memory, type >=1024 in Memory
Size. This search would find all lab resources with memory of
1024 MB and greater. You can also use a range of operators for your search.
For example, to search for a lab resource with memory greater than or equal
to 2000 MB, but less than or equal to 3000 MB, type >=2000 <=3000 in Memory
Size.
Here are the operators that are supported:
<
(less than)
> (greater than)
<= (less than or equal to)
>=
(greater than or equal to)
To search for lab resources using
the Advanced Search editor:
From the search results, you can display individual lab resource
details by clicking a lab resource name. You can also select a machine from
your search results to reserve it.